Reorganisation of secondary education in Northern Ireland

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Get this from a library. Reorganisation of secondary education in Northern Ireland: a consultative document. [Northern Ireland. Department of Education.].

Coordinates. Education in Northern Ireland differs from systems used elsewhere in the United Kingdom, although it is relatively similar to Wales.A child's age on 1 July determines the point of entry into the relevant stage of education, unlike England Reorganisation of secondary education in Northern Ireland book Wales where it is 1 September.

Northern Ireland's results at GCSE and A-Level are consistently top in the er for Education: Peter Weir (politician). Education at a local level is administered by Education and Library Boards covering several geographical areas. All schools follow the Northern Ireland Curriculum which is based on the National Curriculum used in England and Wales.

On entering secondary education, all pupils study a broad base of subjects which include geography, english. The Tripartite System was the arrangement of state-funded secondary education between and the s in England and Wales, and from to in Northern was an administrative implementation of the Education Act and the Education Act (Northern Ireland) State-funded secondary education was to be arranged into a structure containing three types of school, namely.

of education in Northern Ireland, and their responsibilities. The subsequent paragraphs consider their roles in more detail.

Figure 1: Overview of the education system: key bodies and responsibilities1 Department of Education The Department’s main statutory duty is to promote education in Northern Ireland and implement education Size: KB. Children and Young People Issues. Working together to improve the well-being of all children and young people in Northern l Procurement Directorate - Early Years: Marketing Testing ExerciseThe Department of Education wishes to establish the level of market interest in delivering 2 projects which support Early Years education, should funding become available at a later date.

Education Minister Peter Weir has told Northern Ireland students who were due to sit A-Level and GCSE exams this summer that he hopes to provide answers on grades by the end of the week. History. A Ministry of Education was established at the foundation of Northern Ireland in June and was subsequently renamed the Department of Education under direct rule, introduced in March An education ministry was also included in the Northern Ireland Executive briefly formed in The department's remit under direct rule was much wider, incorporating cultural and sport policy Formed: June (as Ministry of Education).

Northern Irish grammar schools, but it is still hotly contested and selection tests remain in place. Integration has been the key issue for secondary education reform in Northern Ireland and is still developing. In the Education Reform Order gave the Department ofFile Size: KB. The Education Authority became operational on 1 April in accordance with the provisions of the Education Act (Northern Ireland) Corporate Information.

Find out more about how we are organised, our structures and our finances. Policies and Procedures for delivering our services and responsibilities can be accessed below. British secondary education has changed in major ways since This book examines some consequences and implications of both change and stability, drawing on a unique series of national surveys of school leavers in Scotland.

The authors provide an. The aims of the General Synod Board of Education are to: Define the policy of the Church in education, both religious and secular, and, in promotion of this policy, to take such steps as may be deemed necessary to co–ordinate activities in all fields of education affecting the interests of the Church of Ireland; Maintain close contact with Government, Diocesan Boards of Education, and other.

Northern Ireland’s education system differs from the education systems of other countries in the UK, but is most similar to the Welsh system.

We take a look. We take a look. The Department of Education (DE) is responsible for Northern Ireland’s education policy, with the exception of higher and further education, which are governed by the. Catholic schools are facing mergers and major changes as the church continues its plans for reorganising without academic selection.

People's views are being sought as part of a consultation process. Catholic parents and schools in five areas will receive brochures on. The next major piece of education legislation came in and was modelled on the English Butler Act It introduced universal secondary education for all children up to the age of fifteen in Northern Ireland.

The act also created a new secondary school system which pupils would transfer into at the age of eleven. Following two reports into post-primary education, the Burns Report in and the Costello Report inthe government took the decision to end academic selection in Northern Ireland, however political bargaining led to a deal which did not ban academic selection.

“ (aa) to provide secondary education— (i) for registered pupils of a grant-aided school in accordance with arrangements entered into under Article 21 of the Education (Northern Ireland) Order. Northern Ireland Assemblyit set up a development sub-committee to go into the problems of the reorganisation of secondary education.

After an eight or nine-month inquiry, which was extremely thorough, that sub-committee produced a one-tier system of comprehensive education for children aged between 11 and that was due to. PROGRESS, PROBLEMS IN EDUCATION IN NORTHERN IRELAND, prehensive system but his proposal was rejected by the Ministry of that time as inappropriate.2" Thus it was not until that a Report of the Advisory Council for Education in Northern Ireland (the Burges Re-port)21 recommended restructuring secondary education on compre-hensive.

consider the arrangements for the management of schools in Northern Ireland, with particular regard to the reorganisation of secondary education and the government's wish to ensure that integration where it is desired should be facilitated and not impeded and to make recommendations.

The Politics of Irish Education, Published in 20th-century / Contemporary History, Book Reviews, Issue 2 (Summer ), Reviews, Volume Sean Farren (Institute of Irish Studies, Queen’s University, Belfast, £) ISBN This is a thought provoking study.Irish Education: Its History and Structure John Education improve included increased industrial initiatives institutions instruction interest Intermediate introduced involved Ireland Irish Irish education language Leaving Certificate ment Minister national schools needs offered Office operation organisation parents All Book Search 3/5(1).The link below contains a description of the arrangements for the approval of initial teacher education (ITE) programmes in Northern Ireland.

This circular sets out and explains the requirements that underpin inspection and accreditation, both of which are necessary for approval of ITE programmes.